Funds for Balochistan development projects issued on priority basis: minister

QUETTA: Minister of Planning and Development Ahsan Iqbal has said that funds are being issued on priority for development projects in Balochistan.

He was addressing a ceremony at Balochistan University of Engineering and Technology on Thursday, where he said the completion of roads in the far flung areas of Balochistan will link them with other parts of the country.

He said that the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) will change the fate of the people of Balochistan. He reiterated that the country will become self-sufficient in electricity production by 2018.